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African Stone Sculpture, Man Bust or Mask, 1960s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
African Stone Sculpture, Man Bust or Mask, 1960s. Small African stone statuette, standing at 11 cm
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Mid-20th Century Beninese Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Stone

F.L. Kenett, Rare 1950s British B&W Photograph of African Queen Sculpture
Located in London, GB
, publishers, governments and collections across the world, specialising in photographs of sculpture and works
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Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

African Malachite Sculpture
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Very nicely sculpture of an african man
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Mid-20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Malachite

1960s Carved Wood African Teak Female Nude Sculpture
Located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1960s hand-carved female nude sculpture in African teak. Measures: H 44cm x W 16cm x D 9cm.
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Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Teak

Monumental Baga Snake Sculpture, Guinea, Africa
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautifully carved and hand-painted. A great example of Baga Art.
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Mid-20th Century Guinean Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Gnu Skull
Located in Stamford, CT
African Gnu skull can be wall-mounted or rest on a table top.
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Mid-20th Century African Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone

Carved Wood African Bust
Located in Antwerp, BE
with further identification. A tactile sculpture of character that you will never tire of.
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Mid-20th Century African Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Bronze Ndebele African Lady Sculpture in Hagenauer Style
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Waverveen, Utrecht
Bronze Ndebele African lady sculpture in Hagenauer style, “Africa in the jar”, circa 1950
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mid-century African-American female head with turquoise hair by Margit Izsépy
Located in Budapest, HU
Mid-century Afro-American female ceramic sculpture. It's a handcrafted, hand-painted, matte glazed
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Vintage 1940s Hungarian Art Deco Busts

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Ceramic

Decorative Hand-Carved African Sculpture of Kneeling Tribal Man Dark Wood
Located in Draper, UT
Hand-Carved African Sculpture of Kneeling Male made of Dark Wood. Hand-carved in Kenya. This
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Mid-20th Century Kenyan Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Bobo Tribe Large 67" Antelope Tribal Wood, Pigment, Early 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
essence and presence! AFRICAN ART HAS BEEN ADMIRED AND COLLECTED FOR ALMOST TWO CENTURIES AND HAS
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Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage African Tribal Mask
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage African tribal mask from the ivory coast now mounted on museum stand. Provenance available.
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Baoulé Wooden Statues Africa Ivory Coast, Set of 2
Located in Tilburg, NL
Baoulé, Wooden statue Africa Ivory Coast The Baoulé (or Baule) are an Akan people and one of the
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

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Hardwood

Huge Ethnographic Wood Carved Pair Bird Sculptures- Tycoon Provenance
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Impressive scale pair of 32 “ high. exotic large African wood baga bird ethnographic carved
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Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hand-Sculpted Figure of African Male by Rose Mareiniss
By Rose Mareiniss
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage ceramic sculpture of an African male created by Rose Mareiniss. In the style of 19th
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Pair of African Figurines
Located in New York, NY
Male and female hand-carved figurines.
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Sculptures and Carvings

Large decorative African heads, in ebony Benin 1960
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Important African decorative heads, Benin 1960 in ebony. To bring back from a trip Very good
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Mid-20th Century Beninese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ebony

African wall sculpture
Located in NANTES, FR
Tall African wooden sculpture, that was probably used originally to prepare food. Its got a great
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Fanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll from Ghana
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a well-executed example of one of Africa’s most recognizable fertility idols, the Akuaba
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Karl Hagenauer Carved Wood and Brass African Tribesman, circa 1950
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Karl Hagenauer
Located in New York, NY
A Hagenauer Werkstatte carved wood and brass sculpture of an African tribesman holding a shield
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Hagenauer Werkstätte "African Child under Palm Tree" Art Deco 1940
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Berlin, DE
Art Deco figure, circa 1940. Designed and made by Hagenauer Werkstätte, Vienna. Brass, dark brown patinated, wood. Measurements: Height: 9.84 in ( 25 cm ), Width: 3.54 in ( 9 cm ), D...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Big Unique Signed MidCentury African Mask Bronze by German Artist Manfred Strake
By Manfred Strake
Located in Essen, NW
Artist : Manfred Strake (1923) Title: 'Archaic Mask' signed with monogram Material: Bronze, brown patina. Part. With traces of oxidation. Provenance: With foundry stamp of famou...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Incredible Pair of Hand-Carved Wood Bust Sculptures of Tribal Shaman Figures
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of hand-carved wooden busts are truly a special find and a magnificent example of folk tribal art. Care and craftsmanship are clearly evident in these pieces as facial feat...
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Busts

Materials

Wood

Bookends in the Style of Hagenauer Bust of an African Woman and Man
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Hamburg, DE
Beautiful bookends patinated brass on marble base.
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Busts

Cape Buffalo Skull
Located in Hudson, NY
Skull of African buffalo or Syncerus caffer. Measurements are approximate.
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Mid-20th Century African Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bone

"Catenary" by M. Friedland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Catenary" by M. Friedland Extraordinary decorative wall art, 1970s handwoven fiber art.  
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Mid-20th Century African Wall-mounted Sculptures

African Carved Ebony Wood Sculpture / Lamp, "Hunters, Buffalo and Crocodile"
Located in L Etang, FR
in a tree are above a buffalo attacked by a crocodile. Makonde Art, East Africa, mid-20th century
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Mid-20th Century African Other Table Lamps

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Linen, Wood, Ebony

Mfumte Messenger, Cameroon
Located in Hudson, NY
Called Ngimfe by local residents, this figure was said to personify the messenger for an oracle named Sanko; messenger of good news of good luck. Was in the possession of Duke Unive...
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Mid-20th Century Central African Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Iron African Style Gazelle Sculpture
Located in Rochester, NY
African style iron gazelle sculpture, mid-20th century. Measures: 13 3/4" high.
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

African Mask in Hand Carved Stone, Mid 20th Century
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Interesting hand-carved wall mask in partially blackened soapstone. Tribal made in Africa circa
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Mounted Objects

Materials

Soapstone

Decorative African Mid-Century Modern African Tribal Mask Folk Art Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted decorative African hand-carved wood mask with graphic elements, circa 1970s. This is a
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Vintage 1970s Ghanaian Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Fertility" African Wood Sculpture by the Lobi People
Located in Pasadena, CA
Carved wood figure by West African Lobi People. "The Lobi People live in a vast geographical area
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large-Scale Vintage African Beaded Head Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Intricately carved and beaded African head sculpture. Glass beads over clay base. Very striking
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Beads

Mid-Century African Janus Shaped Black Wooden Sculpture with Brass Inlays
Located in Salzburg, AT
Early Janus sculpture - Bambara Mali Sogo Bò Theater Circa 1930/50 Ségou Bamana " Puppet / doll
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Vintage 1940s Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

African Head Finely Hand Carved in Heavy Hardwood, Mid 20th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
hardwood, which we date to the mid 20th century. The piece is beautifully hand carved with very good
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Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

African Mythical Dog Sculpture
By Austin Productions
Located in Miami, FL
sculptures and expanded into African, Asian and contemporary pieces soon thereafter. The company remains best
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Midcentury Leather Wrapped African Zebra Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming midcentury leather wrapped African zebra sculpture featuring a hand-painted body. Vintage
Category

20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Leather

Decorative African Folk Art Mid-Century Modern Tribal Modernist Mask Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted decorative African hand carved wood sculpture with graphic elements, circa 1960s. This is
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Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Decorative African Folk Art Mid-Century Modern Tribal Sculpture Modernist Mask
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted decorative African hand carved wood mask with graphic elements, circa 1960s. This is a
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Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Bust of an African Woman, Paris, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A terracotta and porcelain bust of an African woman in traditional headdress, from France, circa
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Vintage 1940s French Other Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Decorative African Folk Art Mid-Century Modern Mask Tribal Nude Art Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted decorative African hand carved wood sculpture with graphic elements, circa 1960s This is a
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Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Vintage Hand Carved Wood Sculpture of Rhino from Africa
Located in Round Top, TX
Imposing and impressive, this wood sculpture of a rhinoceros will create a powerful presence in any
Category

Mid-20th Century African Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African / Oceanic Warrior Metal Sculpture Signed
Located in Astoria, NY
Brutalist African or Oceanic metal sculpture depicting a standing warrior with shield and spear
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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Monumental Benin King Oda of Nigeria West African, Mid-Century Tribal Figure
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Impressive Benin Oda King Lost Wax 'Bronze' sculpture from the mid-20th century Centuries old, the
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Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Busts

Materials

Bronze

Mid Century African Decorative Hardwood Figure, Made in 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Nice hand carved African wood sculpture / figure. Probably made in Gambia, 1960s. Bought from a
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Mid-20th Century Gambian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Vintage African Bronze Ram
Located in Katonah, NY
:: Vintage handmade African bronze ram. Circa mid 20th century and possibly older, each figure in
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

"Ritual In Wood" Mid-Century African Wood Bust
Located in Pasadena, CA
This wooden sculpture embodies hyper-verticality, a hallmark of many African sculptural traditions
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Vintage 1950s Mozambican Primitive Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Walnut

Maitland Smith Style Tessellated Stone African Antelope Sculpture
By Maitland Smith
Located in Hamburg, PA
Tessellated stone, horn and brass inlaid antelope sculpture.
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Patinated Bronze of African Woman by Hagenauer
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-Century Modernist patinated bronze of an African woman's head in profile by Werkstatte
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Nickel

Zebra Hide Rug, South Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative zebra hide rug from South Africa. The hide is backed with wool felt fabric. Good vintage
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Mid-20th Century South African Campaign Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Zebra Hide

2 ft Pregnant Humanoid Sculpture Carved from Solid Mahogany, West Africa, 1970 s
Located in Deland, FL
Fascinating and aesthetically gorgeous, this exquisite hand-carved sculpture is an excellent accent
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Vintage 1970s African Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany

African Mid-Century Horesemen with Allegorical Decorative Motivs, Mali 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
-collection of Belgian African art) The frequent representations of horsemen in the African art of the Dogon
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Vintage 1970s Malian Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1950s African Wooden Elephant
Located in High Point, NC
This 1950s African Wooden Elephant is an exquisite representation of traditional craftsmanship. The
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Mid-20th Century African Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

An Early to Mid 20th Century African Carved Wood Ngoni Figure
Located in London, GB
An African Carved Wood Ngoni Figure, Early to Mid 20th Century: This charming example of African
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Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Cubistic African Black Springstone Sculpture, Signed B. Khoreay
By Bauden Khoreay
Located in Salzburg, AT
Cubistic shaped African figural black springstone sculpture by Bauden Khoreay on acryl socket
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Vintage 1970s Malawian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Serpentine

Human Size African Woman Sculpture Figurine Hagenauer Style, 1950
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Munich, DE
A beautiful and large African woman figurine made of polished and blackened brass from the 1950s
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Metal Patch Work and Walnut Sculpture by Asai
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 64 1/2in W: 27in D: 26in This is an exceptional South African sculpture is titled
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Late 20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone, Metal

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